Navan (IRE)
13:35
Meath Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle
Navan (IRE) Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €1.70 Place: €1.10 €4 €1.40 Exacta: €15.70 Trifecta: €77.80
Non-Runners: St Faz (nasal discharge)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Charming Star (IRE) 4 G AVG T G McCourt 156 lbs 5/6F Won Prominent - not fluent 4 out - shaken up before 2 out - went second before last - ridden and ran on to lead run-in - pushed out(op 8/13 tchd 10/11)
2nd 1 Balko d'Ange (FR) 4 G AVG Philip Fenton 161 lbs 14/1 1.25 Held up in midfield - headway going okay after 2 out - keeping on when not fluent last - ridden when ran on towards finish - went second final strides (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the last)(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
3rd 12 Welcome Back (IRE) 5 G Poor Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 4/1 .5 Led at slow pace - wandered on approach and jumped slightly left 1st - going okay and clear after 2 out - weakened and headed run-in - lost second final strides(op 11/2)
4th 7 Milteye (GB) 5 G AVG E J O'Grady 161 lbs 40/1 12 Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - mistake 1st - weakened approaching last(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
5th 4 Club Manager (GB) 4 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 33/1 13 Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
6th 6 Ilbdare (IRE) 4 G Poor Mark Michael McNiff 161 lbs 200/1 11 Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway when nudged along after 2 out - never near to challenge(op 125/1)
7th 14 Drum Roll (FR) 5 M Poor Paul Nolan 154 lbs 125/1 0.3 Midfield - brief headway 2 out - soon weakened(op 66/1)
8th 5 Grann's Boy (IRE) 5 G AVG H Rogers 161 lbs 22/1 .5 Towards rear - some headway on inner before 2 out - no impression(tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)
9th 8 Shahbaz (IRE) 5 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 5/2 4.5 Raced in second - not fluent 5th - joined leader before 2 out - weakened quickly after 2 out(tchd 2/1)
10th 13 Wing Back (IRE) 4 G Poor S Curling 156 lbs 100/1 12 Towards rear throughout(tchd 150/1)
11th 10 Someone's Wish (IRE) 5 G AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 80/1 15 Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 100/1)
12th 15 I Dont Lie (IRE) 5 M Poor Mrs Denise Foster 154 lbs 80/1 7 Didn't always jump with fluency - weakened after 4 out - dropped to rear when mistake 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
99th 9 Sir Callisto (IRE) 4 G AVG A J Martin 161 lbs 40/1 - Held up in rear - some headway after 4 out - weakened after 2 out - dropped to rear and detached when fell heavily last(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
99th 2 Balovale (IRE) 5 G Poor E J O'Grady 161 lbs 200/1 - In rear - not fluent 2nd - raced in last when mistake and unseated 4th(op 125/1)